I will waste no time making my stance on Uncharted 3 clear; I believe to be one the greatest games of all time. From the beautiful and incredibly detailed chateau to the breathtaking desert, I regretted not a single moment of the time I spent playing Uncharted 3. The combat, both gunplay and particularly melee, have been improved exponentially since Uncharted 2, along with most other things. While the jump is not as great as that from Uncharted 1 to 2 (but, what can be?) it's certainly noticeable.

(Possible spoilers in this paragraph, nothing major) But, of course, all this would be for naught without a story to hold it all together and the one Naughty Dog crafted does not disappoint. The story follows Nathan Drake as he hunts for a lost city which has alluded him since his youth. The ending is touching and is much better than that of the prior two games. The story is not without fault, though. Several instances in the game are noted by characters and never expounded upon and 4 chapters from the middle could have been removed and would not have changed the outcome of the game. In fact, Naughty Dog straight up admits to thinking up set pieces before making the story in one of the making of videos included in Uncharted 3. Overall though, the story is unpredictable. This is a great change as Drake's Fortune and Among Thieves had nearly the same story give or take a few things.

Par for the course from the previous two games, the voice actors, particularly Nolan North, steal the show. Naughty Dog has the actors, well, act out every scene from the game and this goes along way towards making their performances seem more genuine. Despite any of the plot's shortcomings, the characters never disappoint.

The single player is far and away the best part of Uncharted 3, but what about the multiplayer? The multiplayer feature has been vastly improved since Uncharted 2 and several new game types have been added. My only gripe with the multiplayer is that the maps all feel a bit same-y. All the maps follow the same blueprint and they get boring fast as there are usually one or two places where all the players congregate and the rest of the map feels unnecessary.

At the end of the day, with whatever small grievances I may have about it (more collectibles, please), Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is one of the greatest games of all time. The set pieces are mind blowing, the story is touching, the acting is great, the graphics and art are breathtaking, and the gameplay is fun.